Barrette.



E. B. KINGMAN.

- BARRETTE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 11, 1908.

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EDWARD B. KINGMAN, OF-LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

BAR/BETTE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

Application filed May 11, 1908. Serial No.' 432,019.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD B. KING- MAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Leominster, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Barrette, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a barrette for holding the hair.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide means whereby thefastening bar which is usually provided on the rear of'the barrette willbe firmly held or locked in position in a simple and effective mannerwhen the device is placed on the hair; also to provide a construction ofsuch a character that the barrette will be held firmly on the hair andwill not be likely to tilt up into an inclined position with respectthereto.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings which show apreferred form of the invention, and in which Figure 1 is a side viewthereof showing the fastening bar open; Fig. 2 is a similar view showingit closed; Fig. 3 is a bottom plan, and Fig. 4 is a transverse centralsectional view.

The barrette 10 is provided as usual with a stationary stud 11 on theback near one end on which is pivoted a fastening bar 12. This fasteningbar is preferably formed of a strip of resilient or elastic material,and is shown as having a comparatively wide and flat cross section. Itis provided with shoulders 13, a neck 14, and a head 15. On the end ofthe barrette opposite the stud 11 is a stationary stud 16 having atransverse groove 17 therein at the end of which are projections 18.This groove is adapted for receiving the shoulders 13 and the stud isprovided with a passage 19 for receiving the neck 14. The projections 18extend over the shoulders when the fastening bar is in place, andprevent the accidental displacement thereof. This fastening device is ofimportance by itself, but it is of especial value taken in connectionwith the features of the fastening bar itself. The bar is so constructedthat the distance from the edges of the shoulders 13 to the pin 20 onwhich the bar is pivoted, is normally greater than the distance from thegroove 17 to the pin. The bar is also constructed to curve inwardly tosuch a degree that normally it substantially touches the rear surface ofthe barrette when locked to the stud 16. In view of these facts it willbe seen that when the fastening bar is locked in position with theshoulders in the groove, and there is anything between the bar andbarrette, as for example, the hair of the wearer, the bar will be forcedoutwardly from the barrette so as to force the shoulders 13 firmly intothe transverse groove 17, whereby the projection 18 will securely holdthe fastening bar in place. *rom this it results that whenever thedevice is worn, the barrette will be securely and positively fastened inposition and there will be substantially no danger of its getting loose.Moreover, no wear that is likely to occur on the parts will endanger thesecurity of the locking action.

Another feature ofthe bar 12 is that in addition to the fact that itpresses firmly against the hair which it holds, it is made fiat so thatthe hair is held between that inner flat surface of the barrette and theadjacent flat surface of. the bar. This holds the barrette firmly inposition and the latter is not likely to tilt either way so as to assumean inclined position with respect to the hair.

In addition to these advantages it is to be observed that the device isof an exceedingly simple and inexpensive construction, and that it maybe readily stamped out of celluloid, or any other plastic material, orin fact from metal. The barrette itself and the bar 12 are preferablymade of the same material, but this is not necessary, as one may be madeof an ornamental plastic material and the other of metal.

lVhile I have illustrated and described a preferred form of theinvention, I am aware that many modifications may be made there in byany person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of theinvention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not wish to belimited to the particular form of the invention shown, but

What I do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a barrette having aback provided with a smooth continuous uniform rear surface, and aseparate pivoted, resilient, substantially fiat bar on the back thereoflocated fiatwise with respect to the barrette, said barrette havingmeans for preventing outward longitudinal movement of the free end ofthe bar and for positively holding said free end in a position todistort the bar out of its natural form and curve it to bring the centerof its flat face toward the rear surface of the back wherebythe hairwill be gripped by said bar at its center.

2. As an article of manufacture, a barrette having a resilient fasteningbar pivoted on the back thereof, and a stationary stud projecting fromthe back of the barrette and having a passage therein for receiving saidbar, and provided with inwardly extending projections near the outer endthereof, said bar having shoulders for engaging under saidPI'OJQCtlOllS, a neck for extendlng through said passage, and a head onthe neck 15 EDVARD B. KINGMAN.

Vitnesses A. E. FAY, C. Fonnns'r Vnssorr.

